"The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. ”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Wednesday, November 02, 2005

You might wonder..

why I have not written much about the national situation. Well, if you look down and to the right, you will see DailyKos, MyDD, BOPnews, and the Rude One himself listed with links. They do a terrific job commenting on what rat-fuckers the Bu$h Adminstration happen to be.

I stick to state and local because that's what I feel I do best. Draw a 300-mile radius around Memphis, and I can write about it (with a touch of Illinois thrown in for good measure). That's where I can give you something you can't get anywhere else. (No, soandsodem, NOT nausea!)

So, hopefully that's a start. That doesn't mean I won't do a 180 at a later point, though!

But why are you giving Frist a free pass? That is a "national story" but only because we put him in the Senate to abuse the stock market and set this example in government. Why does he get a free pass from you?

For that matter, the Gregories/King Pharm admitted guilt this week for all their bad deeds (in the form of ripping of taxpayers by fleecing TennCare and Fed programs for millions of dollars and then funnelling much of it into their political cronies campaigns) and they are the principal financial backing for TN GOP state party, legislative races and candidates for fed office. Ed Bryant even defended these guys as their attorney a couple of years -- in addition to taking his share of the dirty money.

Why give them a free pass? Read more at www.bloggingforreality.blogspot.com

Not nausea. We mostly fear that the thing we can't get anywhere else is some extremly rare, but utimately fatal Midwestern STD strain you picked up - no doubt in the numerous bordellos of northern Illinois you frequented in your youth.